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now you have me confused! :) It appears that we define living a 'rich' or comfortable or whatever one wants to call it differently. All those things I listed are the things that to me define a rich, or well-off lifestyle - I do not in any way define it as living in a place like Irvine...

acpme - in my experience the raises given to come to CA are not enough to entirely make up for the cost of living change - much less actually give someone a 'raise' - which is why many people don't want to come work here. The real clincher is the house prices - once those fall enough then...

I LOVE frozen yogurt and one of the very best things about being back in CA is being able to get frozen yogurt regularly! Last week heard some women talking about this new tart yogurt. Do you have the ingredients available on your yogurts as my daughter is allergic to eggs and nuts?

I understand that making over 100,000 - and even being able to feed and clothe your family - is very rich by the world standards. However, there is something wrong when our govt. decides that over 160,000 is not middle class and yet a family that is that 'rich' cannot even afford to buy a...

Sort of my point - Ca is only as appealing as the jobs and the affordability make it - the fact is that very few people will move here 'just because' it is california. Those people you are talking about that may want to move here but haven't simply aren't willing to make the sacrifices needed...

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If I am 'uber rich' then this country is in for a bigger fall than any of us can even imagine - then the lifestyle that we believe (and demand through our litigation) our citizens to live - food on the table, clothes, house, child-care, saving for retirement, health insurance, car insurance...

For me the point is that making 160,000 is not in any way shape or form 'uber rich'. The problem in our society is the uber rich - the people who are making millions of dollars a year - more money than anyone could ever need. We did not get the stimulus check either - and I do feel grateful...

I have given Target gift cards a lot but I think any gift cards are great. My mom was a teacher for 30 years and I know she loved gift cards for anything - sometimes she would get gifts cards to a restaurant or store she had never tried and that was always fun too - so basically I think you...

perhaps I missed it in your explanation but I don't understand why you would want to PAY $450 a month in order to break even on a condo 5-7 years from now. Even with the low interest rates at the bank wouldn't that $450 be better off making some money for you?

Didn't realize some of those things were going on in the ventura/oxnard/camarillo area - Interesting! Good luck to you on this deal - I hope it all works out for the best!

Have you looked up the rental equivalent for this townhouse? I know someone in ventura city renting a 2000+ sq foot home for about 2500 a month. The houses in the same area they are renting are not yet down to a rental equivalent price as they are selling for around 500,000 +. Using the...

are you talking about ventura county or ventura city? I also noticed on the hotpads foreclosure map that there were very few foreclosures in ventura. This really surprised me as the prices there really ran up. I don't have any numbers but I know from anecdotal evidence that prices have...

regardless of the nudes :) and the caps :) I think this is a great question that I always love to hear people's responses to. Based on what I have read I am personally looking at foreign stocks and possibly foreign currencies...I don't know anything at all about shorting but would love to hear...

thanks for the info about saltwater pools - I just can't imagine it being better than a regular pool - I am envisioning how I feel after the beach - yuck! Lion country safari! I remember advertisements as a kid and always wanted to go but never got to - never realized it was in Irvine!

I noticed on the site amenities it said 'saltwater pools' - anyone know why the pools would be saltwater?? Is that a desirable thing?

that is great info no vas! No speculation here - my parents grew up there and the family house is now vacant and needs some work but is still generally in good condition. Had a flipper offer for 'as is' that fell through and some members of my family are trying to convince my father to rent it...

I will never own a home in CA without earthquake insurance - I even have it as a renter - primarily I have it for the possibility of being displaced and having to be in a hotel or something after an earthquake. After the northridge quake there were so many buildings and houses that were...

no vas - do you know if fresno area went that low last time too (100 X rent)? If it did - that would give me some excellent ammunition in the next 'family discussion'.

edm - I have lived here for almost a year now with young children - the only comments I have heard are that some of the older neighborhoods have fewer kids than the newer neighborhoods simply because of age of owners. That being said I do get the sense that all the neighborhoods in Irvine are...